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Re: [RC] Is my horse off? PS - Truman Prevatt

My gut feel is there is nothing good that 50 miles - or 25 for that matter - will do for a horse that may have some brewing problem. Sometimes a brewing problem will show up on a circle where the weighting is different than on a straight line. Horses are very good a subtle weight shifts out and back to compensate for a subtle problem that could become a problem if ridden 50 miles. I would rather have that caught at the check in than find out about it 35 miles down the trail.

I had a series of three rides in a row where the Jbird came up slightly off at 35 miles. He was sound as a Euro when we checked in. One ride vet that did require circles saw something "minor" at the check in a circle. She would have let me go but I decided not to.

Turns out it was an old stone bruise that he was compensating for over the course of a ride ( the farrier discovered it the next shoeing), especially when we turned to the right. By not catching it in time it lead to a minor check ligament soreness - which ended up costing down time.

The more relevant info the vet wants to collect about my horse before I start is fine by me.

Truman

Susan wrote:

But, the rules say the gate aberration has to be observable on the out and back with no prior deep flexion. That's my point. While there's nothing wrong with trotting circles at the vet-in, to me it's going overboard if the vet doesn't see anything srong on the out and back. Diagnostic circles are good. I never said or implied vets are the enemy.

*/Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:

    The rules say fit to continue during the ride with trotting out and
    back. There is nothing about how a vet does the vet in. There are
    some
    vets that like to see circles at the vet in. It helps identify
    potential problems.

    I've even had one ask for circles at the check. He thought he saw
    something but could not be sure if it was real or not. The ground was
    somewhat uneven and it was difficult at times to differentiate
    lameness
    from the ground. So he asked for a circle to see if there was a
    problem
    brewing. Nothing on the circle. Would he have pulled me if he saw
    something on a circle but not on a line - I doubt it. If it were 30
    miles into a 100 (which this was) would I have pulled based on the
    information - you bet I would. If he saw something minor on a
    circle and
    I had 10 miles to go which I had plenty of time to walk in would I
    have
    pulled - probably not..

    The vet is not the enemy. At least at all the rides I've done
    he/she is
    there to help you get though with a sound, happy and healthy horse.

Truman


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"Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true." - Bertrand Russell




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